Environmental Jurisprudence- Polluter’s Liability

Author(s)

: Indrajit Dube

ISBN

: 9788180381522

Year

: 2007

Format

: Hard Cover

Edition

: First

Price

: INR 645.00 / US$ 32.25

Description

About the Author

Environmental jurisprudence has drawn its knowledge base from
different disciplines of studies like basic sciences, earth science
and Common Law jurisprudence. Study of this discipline is
concerned more with enforcement ‘rights’, for environmental
pollution may affect individuals as well as the public at large. The
impact of pollution may be on the lives of people in the place of
occurrence as well as in a larger geographical territory. Further, the
impact might be even larger on generations to come. Therefore, if pollution is termed either as a wrong or crime, it requires different
understanding of law because of its very nature, wherein the study
of environmental jurisprudence gains importance. This book seeks
to fi nd the answer of the question, in case of pollution, who is
responsible for the pollution, ie, how is the onus to be fi xed on the
polluter and how is his liability to be quantifi ed. The perspective of
the book is based on Indian law, but references to other jurisdictional
laws and international instruments have been made at appropriate
places. Relevant international instruments have been added at the
end of the book for easy reference.

Dr Indrajit Dube completed his Master's Degree and Doctor of Philosophy in law from the University of Pune and University of Calcutta respectively. He was involved in the practice and teaching of law for almost a decade. He is presently an Assistant Professor at the Rajiv Gandhi School of Intellectual Property Law, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has to his credit, several articles in national and international journals. His research interest lies in the areas of corporate laws, contractual and competition laws, and environmental laws.